Digital Government

That nasty old pay issue

The Merit System Principle for March, which focuses on equal pay, likely will set a few readers’ teeth on edge, especially as Congress wrangles over cutting just about everything under the sun.

Digital Government

Rating feds' performance: Changes are in the works

A senior administration official is stressing the importance of strengthening performance evaluations before even beginning discussions on federal salaries. How do you think the government can improve its method for evaluating employees?

Digital Government

Generation C

People

DOJ, agencies get mixed reviews on FOIA

Two separate reports have contrasting views of progress on transparency in federal agencies based on their responsiveness to Freedom of Information Act requests.

People

Open source: Not rocket science

NASA is set to host an open-source summit to discuss the challenges, policies and governance of the open-source community in relation to the space agency.

Digital Government

Federal Coach: What it takes to be an innovative government leader

There is a widespread misconception that innovation does not and cannot exist in government.

Digital Government

Privacy issues tarnish Google's Washington image

The search and advertising company once seemed to do no wrong. Now members of Congress aren't so sure.

Digital Government

Widespread errors hinder Obama administration's open government initiative

Sunlight Foundation discovers $1.2 trillion worth of inaccurate spending data in 2009.

Digital Government

U.S. supercomputer experts assess radiation risks amid crisis at Japanese nuclear facility

The National Nuclear Security Administration activates a California-based center to process predictive models based on available information.

Digital Government

Time to rethink the cyber defense equation

Government and IT organizations should spend more money to cultivate the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, writes Lockheed Martin’s Lee Holcomb.